Finding hundreds of WILD parrots in CALIFORNIA

I go searching for California's wild parrots in Pasadena. I end up finding hundreds, maybe thousands of Red-crowned Parrots! How did they get there? Find out in this video!
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[@SamShank175]

Long Beach, CA. SO LOUD! They tend to fly just high enough that it's hard to see what they are, but that squawking is unmistakable.

[@brighteyedbirding]

You definitely notice the noise before seeing them! You'll need ear plugs if they are roosting outside your home at night haha

[@christinas4528]

The parrot flock usually flies to the palm trees by Jack in the Box on Ocean Ave (the turn off to Rosie's Dog Beach parking lot) about 4;;30pm.

[@eschwarz1003]

Parrots thrive in new places because as a group they are exceptionally intelligent, curious and adaptable

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's very true! They are very smart birds. In New Zealand they built a refuge for Kakapos to save them from predators, but the Kakapos are so smart they keep escaping somehow.

[@AngryTheNikname]

@@brighteyedbirding but too dumb to have babys, they dont know how to do it because the woman only mates every 4 years.. pretty dumb xD

[@sharonrosen1435]

There is a huge flock that live in the protected Orange Groves at California State University, Northridge. Not just Red-Crowned Parrots, but Cockatiels and Cockatoos as well. They have been there since I was little. They are super friendly, I used to study in the Orange Grove in college and they would eat out of my hand. Escapees from the pet trade and possibly when Busch Gardens closed in 1978.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Very interesting! I would love to see those sometime as well!

[@sylviamaulding2237]

I had hundreds of Red-crowned Parrots during the San Diego Birding Festival in 2019.

[@brighteyedbirding]

That’s awesome! They are taking over!

[@ShonnMorris]

oh yes, as a San Diego birder I can concur with this.

[@willieverusethis]

I have seen Lilac-crowned parrots in the San Fernando Valley, and in Simi Valley we had a Goffin's Corella named Larry who lived with the local crows for over 3 decades. Unfortunately Larry died about ten years ago, and we miss him.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Lilac-crowned Parrots are so beautifiul. What a beautiful story! I'm glad Larry lived so long and prosperously!

[@jeffreyhale6924]

Great video! Glad my tip on the roost location ended up working out for you!

[@brighteyedbirding]

Thanks for the help!! I wouldn’t have found them without you haha

[@HondaAcura-n9v]

Hello, where exactly are they located?

[@3in2Art]

Yes! I live in Fullerton, CA and we have several! Most recently they will move through the neighborhood around 6 am. Makes me smile every time 😊

[@brighteyedbirding]

Haha that's awesome! A natural alarm clock as well!

[@3in2Art]

@@brighteyedbirding 👍🏻🤣

[@eileenjulia2841]

I also live in Fullerton and yes about 6am lots of these beauties😊

[@3in2Art]

@@eileenjulia2841 🤗

[@merk9569]

I lived with my family in Key West, Florida in the early 1960’s. There were budgerigars (budgies, aka parakeets) living wild in the city. You would see them downtown by the cathedral especially. I caught one in my neighborhood by offering him birdseed in my hand. He was so hungry that he came to me. He had a band on his leg so my father called the only place in town that sold them so that I could return it. I was brokenhearted because we had one budgie as a family member. The store manager told my father that if I was talented enough to catch him, I deserved to keep him. He had a long life but I am disappointed that I can’t remember his name. I’m old! 😊

[@brighteyedbirding]

Thanks for sharing that story! I'm glad you got to keep him!

[@Squinn28]

Oh man! I grew up on Torrance Ca and we had parrots come through my street all the time to eat berries off of certain trees. I love watching them!❤

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's awesome! Hopefully they didn't keep you up at night haha

[@Valjao67]

That’s amazing. They are so beautiful even if they are noisy. I live in Paris where we have not yet parrots but more parakeets each year. I watch them every morning and before dusk because they sleep in the Vincennes wood and they seem to love to spend their day in the Père Lachaise cemetery (i live next to it) where we have lots of exotic chestnut trees. No native birds like these exotic chestnuts but parakeets are mad about these fruits. I even saw parakeets next to my job in the middle of the city where there is no tree. Our climate is not a problem because it’s warmer than before. Winters are no more cold and summer are hotter each years. We know that our wild parakeets are from 3.000 to 6.000 and that they come from a group that escape one of our airport around the 70th. I love to watch the birds and we have lots of them in the green places of our city. If the song of the blackbird is the most beautiful in spring when i wake up, the flight of the parakeets above my balcony is a delight to my eyes.

[@brighteyedbirding]

They are absolutely beautiful creatures! That's extremely interesting! I will have to check that out some more! Thanks for sharing!

[@desertdarlene]

Oh yes, we see them in San Diego. I've seen Red Crowned parrots, cherry-headed conures, ring neck parakeets, and lilac crowned parrots here. I lived in the SDSU area, but I've also seen a few around Lake Murray. I see the most in the Pacific Beach area.

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's pretty cool! I find the existence of these populations of birds fascinating!

[@HighVibeCat]

⁠ And in the Golden Hill area of SD :)

[@petestorz172]

They fly over El Cajon in the Fletcher Pkwy and SR 67 area every evening near sunset. Very. Loud.

[@ShonnMorris]

I live in San Diego and Red-crown Parrots are the most numerous species among the ones we have as well. In addition to these Lilac-crowned and Yellow-headed are also present in San Diego. We have several species of Conures too along with a few Rose-ringed Parakeets. If you come to San Diego, go to Rob Field in the Oeach Beach neighborhood. They tend to congragate there especially in the evening but sometimes any time of day. They tend to commute between the coast and inland areas with Lindo Lake in Lakeside being a favorite inland spot. Most of these birds probably are descendant of escaped pets from owners here but there is also a pet trade in Tijuana and some of those escapes have moved north of the border. White-throated Magpie Jays and Northern Cardinals occur here in small numbers having been escaped or the offspring of TJ escapes.

[@brighteyedbirding]

This is awesome information! Thank you! I'll definitely have to check it out and try to find those birds!

[@jgbirds]

Yeah you got them!

[@brighteyedbirding]

Haha yep got them finally!

[@terricano6546]

There is a flock of wild parrots here in Colton California. I live East south end of Colton right by the border of Grand Terrace and Loma Linda

[@brighteyedbirding]

That’s incredible! They really are everywhere out there!

[@shaynacossette]

Another great lifer! on an absolute roll these days!

[@brighteyedbirding]

Thank you!! Appreciate your support!

[@Earthtail25]

I remember being absolutely astounded when I’d seen them on my campus and at Casper’s Wilderness Park. They’re a wild sight!

[@brighteyedbirding]

It was out of this world! The parrots felt so out of place! (Which in a way I guess they technically are)

[@malaikamillions]

I wish I could send you video I took earlier in the year here in the Hollywood CA hills, to get your opinion. I think they were Hawks; 1 adult, and 2 fledglings. It was so spectacular to witness them over these past 6 months. The crows would get so mad at them. It was almost a taunting game the way they soared. - look forward to catching more of your videos.

[@brighteyedbirding]

You can definitely send it to me on Instagram, or you can try to email me at [e-mail] Thanks for watching!

[@nancysan2151]

In San Bernardino, CA along the Santa Ana River floodway, I used to work at an office nearby and would see them at dusk coming in to roost in the bushes growing along the floodway. I never was able to get a good look to see what species they were but it was always a thrill.

[@brighteyedbirding]

That’s interesting! I’m near there every couple of months so I’ll have to scout it out!

[@jennifergorges72]

I live in San Bernardino! I wish I'd be able to see them! I've seen tons of them in Pasadena.

[@terricano6546]

I live in Colton on the south side of the Santa Ana, near border of Grand Terrace and Loma Linda. And the flock of parrots, you can hear them in the morning when they wake up and you can hear them in the evening when they go to roost.

[@jennifergorges72]

@@terricano6546 I'll have to get up early one morning and go to LL!!! Thank you so much for the info!

[@huntermcclovio4517]

@@jennifergorges72 saw two flying here yesterday, 5pm noon. Riverside area (woodcrest) very noisy ☺🦜🦜

[@mariejanes7207]

There are parrots in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego. Sound like rusty gates, fly crooked, absolutely charismatic.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Very interesting! Would love to check them out someday!

[@Teow_of_Meow]

Yes true, Point Loma is right under the air flight path as well

[@OWK000]

The most outrageous thing I have seen is the yellow naped Amazon parrots living in the "Schlossgarten" park in Stuttgart, Germany. . . at least in the summer. In the winter when it gets quite cold and snowy, they move to trees in between tall apartment houses that shield them from the wind and eat the buds off the trees.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Very interesting! I knew they were in the UK but had no idea they are in Germany! So cool!

[@Meadowlark73]

I've lived in Anaheim for 35 years, and we've recently had a flock of parrots move into a tree in our neighborhood, like within the last year. Originally they were just in Fullerton, as far as I knew. I had no idea about Pasadena or Los Angeles, I've rarely visited those cities. I've also had a really hard time seeing them, even though I hear them or flying overhead in sillouhette all the time. I really didn't know what they looked like until your video. At first I thought they were the colorful ones (red, yellow, green, blue) and then I thought they were just green, very interesting to know they have red on their heads. Thank you for looking so hard and for sharing!

[@brighteyedbirding]

Thank you so much for watching! Maybe one day you can run into one in one of your trees! They are extremely beautiful birds.

[@BudaKhan420]

Sun up and sundown every day they do a migration to and from their feeding and roosting areas. Wow you found a falcon in Pasadena? The story I heard was that I think with the red crown parrots, was that there was a fire at a pet store and they got out or someone freed them during that . This has been going on for at least 40 years. But the new species that are showing up are real recent.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Yeah, they definitely move around a lot! Yep that's the most common story, definitely has some merit to it! Thanks for watching!

[@christinas4528]

We have flocks of parrots in West Hollywood, CA occasionally.

[@brighteyedbirding]

They are taking over California haha!

[@duncanmoore3780]

Come to El Cajon, CA- you wil hear/see them all the time.

[@brighteyedbirding]

I’ll have to check it out haha

[@JHRIRS2010]

Also in the Lakeside area.

[@Donna-o1k]

I’ve seen a flock of green parrots once at a golf course in Sylmar CA. Beautiful birds and very noisy.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Very cool! Hopefully they weren't too noisy in your back swing!

[@JHRIRS2010]

Also here in El Cajon & Lakeside.

[@bluelagoon5235]

There was a flock of these parrots that would roost at the park I would go visit after work. It was always so fun seeing these guys fly in and cause such a ruckus.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Nice! They are super fun to watch!

[@r8chlletters]

Yes they are all over if you listen and look! It’s very fun to see them 💚

[@brighteyedbirding]

Super fun! Can’t wait to go back and see more!

[@vanessaperegretti37]

I remember when a flock of them came to my backyard.

[@brighteyedbirding]

That must have been so noisy 😂 pretty cool visitors to have though!

[@Delta9SFBay11]

Redlands, CA used to have a huge flock and here in La Habra by La Habra HS there is 5 green parrots that I have seen at once

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's awesome! They are really fun to see.

[@Delta9SFBay11]

@@brighteyedbirding A lot of colorful bird species here and will try to get a better look at my feathered friends to convey their life here....

[@terricano6546]

@@Delta9SFBay11 I’m in Colton, near Cooley Ranch and we have had a flock that I began to notice around 2022

[@l.e.phillips]

I love spotting the wild love birds here in Phoenix. Hard to get a good look at them because they are ALWAYS on the move 😅, but they have a very identifiable “squeaky wheel” chirp/squeak.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Oh yes! I hope to go track those down one day as well!

[@wpgoalie1]

There's a roost by my apartment. They get LOUD hahah. I still love them.

[@brighteyedbirding]

They are incredibly noisy haha! How do you get any sleep?

[@wpgoalie1]

@@brighteyedbirding I’ve gotten used to it. By the way I was at the natural history museum of Los Angeles today and I saw a ton of the red crown parrots eating the cotton fruit in the trees there. Maybe a good spot to check out next time. I was there around noon time.

[@scottmacaluso8881]

We have a lot of wild parrots here in FL particularly in South Florida however here in Tampa we have Nanday Conures and Quaker parrots

[@brighteyedbirding]

Amazing! Would love to come see those!

[@wilelowman8028]

Chicago Illinois has green parrots in Hyde park. We have some in Romeoville Illinois. Green parrots are from mountainous regions so they can survive cold Chicago winters.

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's super interesting! I was curious about how parrots were surviving in those environments, but now you've answered my question! Thank you!

[@Deborah1Craftygal]

In the 70’s we had wild ring neck parrots in the palm trees, north San Diego County.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Oh wow that’s interesting! I didn’t know that!

[@IGYY-theReal1]

Yellow Chevron parakeets are everywhere at my school. I love them. They’re so cute fluffy but are so so loud. Everyone loves them.

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's awesome! It's kind of like having a school mascot you can interact with haha

[@thisorthat7626]

I enjoyed your video. Thanks for iding the birds in Pasadena as I see most of them when I am walking but didn't know the species.A lot of new species have snown up the past few years as the weather changes. Too bad you missed the peacocks in Altadena. Nothing like seeing a peacock walking up the street in the daytime. Those birds are noisy!

[@brighteyedbirding]

Thanks for watching! I appreciate your kind words! Oh wow, that would be a cool bird to see as well!

[@hopefletcher7420]

I live 10 miles west of Pasadena and the parrots are around every day. In the evening when they fly overhead you can't hear yourself think.

[@brighteyedbirding]

I’m sure it’s absolutely hectic when they are around!!

[@Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae]

I wonder if they’ll begin to diversify in the next few thousand years, then hopefully we’ll have the Carolina parakeet’s successor back

[@brighteyedbirding]

It is interesting to think about for sure! Almost every major city in the US currently has parrot populations, but they don't really move away from those areas.

[@NathanWebb-c5h]

If I ever visit Costa Rica, I would like to see some parrots as well as other tropical birds.

[@brighteyedbirding]

That would be so cool!

[@birdman5223]

We get yellow chevroned parrakeets in Cerritos😎

[@brighteyedbirding]

Haha went looking for those too! No luck! 😅

[@bobdole6411]

Ah yes, the San Gabriel Valley alarm clock. Everywhere I've lived, here, those adorable, green menaces squawk like hell during certain seasons of the year starting early in the morning.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Hahaha alarm clock, I imagine you all would get used to it eventually? Or is it just as jarring?

[@bobdole6411]

@@brighteyedbirding It's like the screaming kids every morning, I got used to it. haha.

[@CharlieMurphytheParrot]

Some of that red crown flock makes it down to San Gabriel. When my parrots hear them they start going crazy haha. Could never tell from distance if they're Amazons or Conures.

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's really cool! I bet that's absolute chaos in your home haha

[@TheJoyofBirding]

Nice video! I really like your channel, and I can totally relate as a hardcore birder myself. One note: I think there are at least two times during this video when a Lilac-crowned Parrot is on camera; I found your checklist on eBird, and I don't think you logged that species. I figured I'd let you know in case that would be another lifer for you. Keep up the great work!

[@brighteyedbirding]

Thanks I really appreciate your kind words! Can you mention at what times in the video you see Lilac-crowned?? I've been wondering about a few of the parrots but was struggling to really hone in on some of them! Thanks for watching!

[@TheJoyofBirding]

@@brighteyedbirding no problem. The bird on the right at 3:46 and the topmost bird at 5:40 stand out as LCPA candidates based on limited red on the forehead and the characteristic lilac crown :). Additionally, the very first close-up parrot shown seems to have a faint yellow cheek patch, which may indicate a Red-crowned x Red-lored parrot hybrid. Hope this helps!

[@KTChamberlain]

In 2019, my friend and I went down to Disneyland and when it was night and we were walking back to our hotel across the street from the Disneyland park itself, we came across this bird wrangler who had a blue-and-yellow macaw and a cockatoo and I got to hold both for a photo op. Not sure if they were wild, but it wouldn't surprise me either way, especially in Anaheim.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Oh wow! Yeah it’s certainly possible! Although those birds aren’t typically the species seen as wild populations in that area! Could’ve been escapees!

[@lisamoore5134]

There was a Busch Gardens back in the day in the San Fernando Valley. The story was that some parrots had gotten loose when they closed Busch Gardens. Thats the reason there are wild parrots there now. I was born and raised in Arleta California in the San Fernando Valley. I remember seeing them fly over my neighborhood. I should say I heard them first. Its nice they survived and were able to make the San Fernando Valley their home. They are a beautiful addition.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Yep that's a pretty cool story! Haha, yeah you definitely hear them before seeing them! I agree, they are quite beautiful!

[@StephenGangi]

There is a big flock of green parrots in the San Fernando Valley, and in Van Nuys there is a pair of merlins that return every spring.

[@kumabear3529]

Yeah. They hang around Redlands, Yucaipa They compete for roosting spots with the crows.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Pretty interesting how they are all thriving here!!

[@Kim-FP5]

Kinda off topic but we love the Merlin app! We went on a birding walk at Wilder Ranch State Park, it’s free and guided. The docents are so knowledgeable and she introduced us to that app. We use it a lot now and it makes otherwise mundane places pretty cool to chill in.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Yes the app is awesome! Such an amazing resource for identifying birds!

[@Tina-qp7py]

There are flocks of parrots close to the Westfield mall off of Slauson. They're so loud you can't miss them. I just saw some near Trader Joe's.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Haha, it's so funny that wild parrots hang out in a Trader Joe's parking lot of all places!

[@lf3361]

Lots of them live in Redlands, Calif, they leave in the mornings & go to the orchards in Oak Glen then return in early evening close to university of redlands. People scare them off,

[@brighteyedbirding]

Haha do they scare them off because they are noisy? Or eating their fruit trees?

[@joegomez7411]

Next time go to the Ross parking lot in Pasadena off of Colorodo Blvd. They hang out in the tree's there eating the fruit

[@brighteyedbirding]

Haha nice! I love how these fantastic birds are found in the most random parking lots around California 😂

[@jennifergorges72]

They're plentiful all over Cal-Tech!

[@hardyparty2622]

I want one of those parrots

[@dentonandsasquatchshow6824]

Dude, come to Orange County. I see/hear them everyday. They are all over. No tracking needed.

[@Sammytwo4]

Lots of 🦜 parrots in Malibu. Scrub Js are more fondly known as the coastal Blue J!!!!! Great channel 👍👏

[@brighteyedbirding]

Thanks for your kind words, I appreciate it!

[@yolandarojas1049]

In the summer some times they are in San Gabriel Valley back in the 80s they would come to our house and eat guabas from the trees and if I remember in the news they said that a pet shop in Duarte had burn and the parrots escaped

[@brighteyedbirding]

Oh wow that's super interesting! Thanks for sharing!

[@HawkInTheLens]

Even before you got the parrots you came across so many species I have yet to see. Gonna have to get to California for some birding soon

[@brighteyedbirding]

California is amazing for birding! There are so many habitats. In Utah, habitat diversity is really hard to come by, but in California you have so many options. You definitely need to take a trip here soon!

[@brandimyhren6317]

City of Orange ca, Fullerton, brea these parrots live and make nests in palm trees .

[@brighteyedbirding]

Nice!! I bet they are everywhere!

[@madisonrowley7034]

So cool to see 😍

[@brighteyedbirding]

They were amazing!

[@nannettefreeman7331]

There used to be a flock that roosted in the trees kinda in between 6420 & 6500 Wilshire Blvd, but on the backside (San Vicente), Beverly Hills “adjacent” ✌🏼

[@brighteyedbirding]

They do move around occasionally to new roosts, but I'll have to check that out when I'm in the area! Thanks for the tip!

[@julietwolf9464]

I’ve had them in my persimmon tree, Upland, CA, San Bernardino County

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's awesome!!

[@RonnKnox-vs9jl]

I often see them in north Orange County, California, but not out where I live in Redlands, California. They are always in flocks of perhaps 20-25, flying just hogh enough to make identification difficult. BTW this video appeared to have been shot in the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Very cool! California birding is the best! I'm pretty bad at directions, but I was definitely in Pasadena for the majority of this video yes!

[@terricano6546]

@@RonnKnox-vs9jl there’s a flock here by I live. I’m over here in Colton by the border of Grand Terrace and Loma Linda. I hear them in the morning when they wake up squawking and flying off and then I hear them in the evening the roost

[@jessehendricks2899]

Istanbul has two parakeet populations. Rose-ringed parakeet and Alexandrine Parakeet. Lots and lots of them and super loud.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Wow! I had no idea! I would love to see those parrots someday

[@PokeHusky]

I've seen some parrots that have a base color of green and blue and red as secondary colors, near pasadena but not in pasadena.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Very interesting! I wonder which species those are!

[@bphenry807]

awesome!!

[@brighteyedbirding]

Thank you!!

[@smwboxer]

Saw the monk parakeets in NYC and, when I moved to Ft. Lauderdale, many. species were naturalized. In Mexico now and see Monks, Mexican parrotlets, Orange-fronted conures, Military macaws on a a regular basis.

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's awesome! You're surrounded by parrots! Must be a lot of fun! And very noisy haha!

[@l.e.phillips]

That’s so crazy! I would never thought any parrots could live that far north in the wild because of the cold. (Most definitely wouldn’t)

[@joym3415]

It was pet store fire in Arcadia ca in the 80’ that’s the origin of them.

[@kitdaberserker555]

We also have lovebirds and parakeets

[@brighteyedbirding]

Very cool!!!

[@terricano6546]

@@kitdaberserker555 where at?

[@therian_talonsoflife]

I found a lifer after the rain here!

[@brighteyedbirding]

That’s amazing! Congrats!

[@arturofrescas1398]

My ant in Arcadia 35 years ago had a parot in a cage outside. She then went sloelwly and open the cage door, we'll she did an all the others went in. She found out over a year later that the close by Swap meet at a drive-in theater. She was told the cage was not closed correctly , and the birds flew on the door it opened an all flew away.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Interesting! Maybe these parrots are descendants!

[@jacobsockness571]

San Francisco has parrots for sure.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Most definitely and they are probably just as loud! haha

[@ahymsamartin648]

Saw wild Parrots in San Francisco several times, Red-Crowned ones !

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's awesome! They have invaded every major city in California.

[@sylvia106]

Conures. Not parrots. Cherry headed conures.

[@lisabolieu760]

So that’s where they go when they are kicked out by crows

[@brighteyedbirding]

Just a quick trip to the shopping center!

[@hollyr.1139]

When I lived an San Clemente, parrots sat on wires and in trees in the Pier Bowl area. Some of them were not this type of parrot but instead were escapees from local bars, with the language to prove it. The tourists would hear "F --- You!", never suspecting it came from a bird.

[@brighteyedbirding]

That’s super funny haha!

[@smurfyswears]

Amazing video thanks. We have a huge population of green parrots living wild in London parks... and of course my very un-wild African Grey 😊

[@brighteyedbirding]

Thanks for watching! That's very interesting! Parrots seem to be pretty adaptable birds! Makes one wonder why many parrots are going extinct in their native ranges. Thanks for sharing!

[@marmactwins]

The parrots in San Fernando came from the release of parrots by Bush Gardens Aviary when they closed their tour of the the plant, or so I heard.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Super interesting! That’s a pretty good theory!

[@Zhorellski]

Socal have quite a few species of Wild Parrots! Red Crowned is the most common.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Yes I was hoping to run into some of the other species but I guess that will have to wait for another video. I have seen some of the other non-native species like the Pin-tailed Whydah and Red-whiskered Bulbul! Really cool birds too!

[@cherylgulewich9171]

Check out Redondo Beach, there was a flock that likes to hang out around the giant palm trees on Broadway there was an escaped Macaw that liked to hang out with the flock.

[@brighteyedbirding]

I'll definitely check it out sometime! Thanks for the tip. It would be awesome to see that Macaw!

[@NANDATTO1764]

There are different types of parrots out here in California. Some are super small about the size of a sparrow. They were released after a fire in a Los Angeles pet store back in the 1990s. It was all over the news and someone caught the video as the birds were set free and went flying out. It was either let them burn or set them free. Not sure how easy it will be in finding the info yet I remember watching the news as it happened.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Haha yeah I mention a bit of that in the video, but that's one of the theories for sure! So many more parrot species for me to find!

[@NANDATTO1764]

@@brighteyedbirding not a theory it did happen. It was in the news back then.

[@brighteyedbirding]

@@NANDATTO1764 theory meaning that ALL the parrots originate from there. I'm doubtful of that. Also it's unknown if those parrots survived. So we don't really know if the pet shop parrots made it to expanding there population. But it's definitely possible.

[@NANDATTO1764]

@@brighteyedbirding oh no, there were other incidents where the birds went free throughout the years. Lol not only in pasadena or los angeles county.

[@jimmyzjam]

Great Video! What street is the shopping center on?

[@brighteyedbirding]

I'm horrible with directions but I believe it's on Rosemead Blvd and Longden Avenue.

[@slamhead]

There is a community of 🦜 in Ocean Beach and San Clemente CA. They are Mexican Red or Lilac heads. They get noisy at dusk and inhabit palm trees.

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's really cool! California is full of them!

[@camillecali2]

Wilshire Blvd and Rossmore. Tons of parrots

[@brighteyedbirding]

Thanks for the recommendation!!

[@cate7777]

I have a film recommendation for you. The Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2009). I am more inclined to think these are the descendants of pet escapees or either purposefully or accidentally released pets. I really doubt that these birds migrated from Mexico or South America. These appear to be mostly Amazon parrots and conures. As a pet parrot "parent", yes, I can confirm they are very loud. Who thought such loud noises can come from these little guys? I live in So Cal and have sometimes seen and heard them fly overhead.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Yay, I can't wait to check out the film! Yes, most likely they are descendants of pet escapees. I think people are hopeful that they are natural migrants, but there aren't a lot scholars that back that theory. Such loud creatures for their size haha!

[@ImTheDudeMan471]

San Diego is full of them. Loud and in flocks.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Oh yeah they've pretty much taken over California haha

[@HondaAcura-n9v]

Exactly what parking lot did you find them? 🤔

[@brighteyedbirding]

They are at the temple city shopping center!

[@nancyclausen]

The one that are in the trees by Hillview Middle School, Whittier CA are small and lime green in color. They are loud and fly into the trees at night to sleep and squak and then leave again in the morning. They crap all over our cars as they fly over our home to the trees in the school yard. I was told by neighbors as we watched them arrive, animal control said it's against the law to shoot at them, poison them or try to capture and sell them. Not sure where they come from, but they arrive every morning and night and that squawking noise is quiet loud. The flocks we have are probably between 300-400 or more parrots, arriving at the same time, into the trees. They blend into the trees quite well, you'll see the tree shake, here the noise, but the birds are hidden since they are the same color as the leaves. They are all lime green in color, with no other color on the top of their heads. I wish they would find a new home, that noise is deafening and makes me think of the movie "The Birds" by Alfred Hitchcock.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Sounds very apocalyptic 😬 maybe one day they will move on haha

[@drlnielsen]

Lorikeets in San Francisco, some parrots - no cockatoos!

[@brighteyedbirding]

Very cool!!

[@calnative4904]

Mitred parakeets here in Long Beach by the beach, dozens and dozens of them.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Oh wow, I’ll have to try for those next! Thanks for the tip!

[@jeffreykoski2746]

@brighteyedbirding, I live in Glendale, I have a Nanday and a Sun Conure. I love the parrots. I always thought the ones in Pasadena were Mitred Conures... ...are they not? I know that Lilac Crowns are around this area as a neighbor had caught a juvenile one time and Yellow Napped Amazon's are local. If you want to see wild Nanday Conures, go to Pointe Dume in Malibu, they are all over there. What parking lot were the ones that you filmed roosting in, if you don't mind me asking. I don't think I have ever seen where any of them sleep at.

[@brighteyedbirding]

@@jeffreykoski2746 that’s awesome! There are indeed Mitred in the same area, but I would say the majority are Red-crowned. Lilac-crowned are also in the area as well as a few other species haha. This was in the Temple City Shopping Center parking lot. 700+ parrots 🦜

[@XiaWang-eb6gm]

I see parrots everywhere in the evening at my place

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's awesome! (although I'm also sorry because it's probably noisy)

[@XiaWang-eb6gm]

@@brighteyedbirding I’m quite used to them- they mostly fly around roads and fly in flocks- always steal from these trees with yellow fruit lol

[@SuperGiantGeckosLLC]

Mexican redheads Everywhere! Each spring (LosAngeles flock)they all meet up at Cheviot Hills by the hundreds.

[@brighteyedbirding]

That’s amazing!

[@pleasurepanda3285]

I've seen flocks of big green parrots in Carson and Redondo Beach

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's amazing!

[@lupemelendez1970]

I have seen them flying in Mission Viejo near Oso Creek

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's awesome! Such an interesting phenomenon!

[@jenniferbatson8570]

Culver City/Mar Vista - been flying around all day…

[@brighteyedbirding]

They are taking over your whole state haha

[@ricklulu3572]

Go to Temple city on Rosemead Blvd going south right before you enter Rosemead city. They are the most noisy animal around.

[@brighteyedbirding]

I believe that is where I filmed these parrots! Or at least very close by! Amazing spot!

[@kitdaberserker555]

Dude come to el cajon ca. They are everywhere and they roost in wells park. These ones are all green.

[@brighteyedbirding]

I’ll have to check that place out! Thanks for the tip!

[@rolandomoreno104]

Sunnyvale has some by a church

[@RubenGarcia-j7v]

My dad is a wild life photographer we take pictures of native California life we’d love to photograph these be birds could you tell me where that parking lot was?

[@brighteyedbirding]

When I found them they were in the Temple City Shopping Center parking lot! Right around sunset and just after. They don't fly in until dusk.

[@RubenGarcia-j7v]

Which shopping center there’s a lot in temple

[@brighteyedbirding]

@@RubenGarcia-j7v It's called Temple City Square Shopping Center

[@mehmetcengiz3583]

ı recently learned istanbul has a lot of loose parrots and they have been reproducing ı realized this when ı get was climbing on a tree to get one of them

[@brighteyedbirding]

That's very interesting! Parrots are taking over the world haha

[@secrethealinghacks1913]

There’s a flock in San Francisco.

[@brighteyedbirding]

Oh yeah! California is a parrot paradise 🦜

[@davidlosey431]

I winder if they are related to the Parrots from Telegraph Hill

[@brighteyedbirding]

It's certainly possible and probably likely!

[@peterchristensen9585]

Seems it's often hard to find a species at the time you go looking for it, but you could create a whole list of parrot species living in So Cal. I was born in Pasadena and lived nearby till I moved to the Northwest in 95. All my life I'd seen parrots now and then, and regularly when I commuted to work as I'd see them flying across the freeway. We even have a species in the Northwest: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3zQfYqBd75ppMksi=0WTRyyJL--uRB06-

[@brighteyedbirding]

That is very true! It's much harder to find something you are looking for sometimes! Oh wow, I had no idea about the Northwest species! Might have to go find those sometime too!

[@Sarafimm2]

Mini dinos will do. Know.